{"id":17638,"date":"2015-02-13T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=17638"},"modified":"2021-08-31T11:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:36:20","slug":"perrin-killing-craft-series-reach-high-bar-brewery-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/perrin-killing-craft-series-reach-high-bar-brewery-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Perrin Killing Craft Series Reach the Standard the Brewery Set?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Michigan brewer wants to set a standard for other craft brewers. Did the Perrin Killing Craft series accomplish the goal?<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n\"perrinkillingcraft\"<\/a>Last fall Perrin Brewing Company in Comstock Park, MI — north of Grand Rapids — announced plans for a “Killing Craft Series” of beers. The lineup — the first bottled offerings from Perrin — were in response to a call by the Brewers Association<\/a> for craft brewers to focus on quality. “With so many brewery openings, the potential is there for things to start to degrade on the quality side, and we wouldn\u2019t want that to color the willingness of the beer drinker to try new brands,\u201d said BA Director Paul Gatza at the April Craft Brewers Conference.<\/p>\n

The two beers released, a barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout and barrel-aged English Barleywine were dubbed “Kill ‘Em All,” and “With Kindness,” respectively. The label on each bottle reads: “To support and defend craft beer from all threats, foreign & domestic, macro and nano. We will strive to accomplish this by producing clean, consistent and imaginative products.\u201d Perrin Co-Founder Jarred Sper elaborated on that telling MLive it speaks to accountability.<\/p>\n

“What this will do is cause people to point fingers at us and hold us accountable,” Sper said. “That\u2019s what this is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a sense the brewery is setting a standard. But did its beer meet the standard it set out to establish?<\/p>\n